‘Innocence Isn’t Lost’: Saurabh Shukla on the Scarcity of Kids’ Films

Actor-filmmaker Saurabh Shukla has weighed in on the debate around the lack of films for children in today’s cinema, asserting that it has not disappeared but rather evolved with changing times and societal shifts.

Addressing concerns about the reduced number of films catering to children, Saurabh explained that what audiences perceive as “innocence” is closely tied to the psychology of a particular era.

Talking about Bollywood earlier catering to children with films such as Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Makdee, Bhoothnath, Bhooth Uncle, Taare Zameen Par and Stanley Ka Dabba, has the industry today lost its innocence, given the apparent dearth of films in this genre? “No, who says that?,” Saurabh told IANS. Addressing concerns about the reduced number of films catering to children, Shukla explained that what audiences perceive as “innocence” is closely tied to the psychology of a particular era. “There was a child psychology... Whereas, the child psychology now, as a society, has changed… It’s a changing society,” he added. “So it’s not like that. No innocence is lost.” The actor further noted that while children today are exposed to far more information due to the digital age, it does not mean innocence has vanished. (IANS)

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